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You know, I think there are certain words like 'illegitimate' that should not be used to describe a person. And certainly, we have come far enough in our technology that our language can evolve, because it has an impact.

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Aimee Mullins
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: July 20
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The best beauty secret, besides sleep and plenty of water, is do whatever it is - before you go out, before you need to feel beautiful - do whatever makes you feel confident. If it’s putting on a great dance record and rocking out in your apartment, do it. If kissing someone for 10 minutes makes you feel confident, do it.
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The only true disability is a crushed spirit
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I'm not an advocate for disability issues. Human issues are what interest me. You can't possibly speak for a diverse group of people. I don't know what it's like to be an arm amputee, or have even one flesh-and-bone leg, or to have cerebral palsy.
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Confidence is the sexiest thing a woman can have. It's much sexier than any body part.
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Our responsibility is not simply shielding those we care for from adversity but preparing them to meet it well.
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A lot of my life is about will - having the will to prove what my body can do.
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Adversity is just change that we haven't adapted ourselves to yet.
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The idea of prosthetics is a tool. Most people's cell phones are prosthetics. If you leave your cell phone at home, you feel impacted by not having it. It's an important part of your daily function and what you can do in a day.
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Sure, I'd love to have children some day. But world domination comes first.
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I've had journalists asking me, 'What do we call you - is it handicapped, are you disabled, physically challenged?' I said, 'Well hopefully you could just call me Aimee. But if you have to describe it, I'm a bilateral below-the-knee amputee.'
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Giving up is conceding that things will never get better, and that is just not true. Ups and downs are a constant in life, and I've been belted into that roller coaster a thousand times.
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I had a paper round and every night I would put the dinner on before Mum came home from work. I was capable because I had to be.
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